Food for the Gods

Food for the Gods or date bar is a very rich and tasty dessert fit for the holidays. I have no idea as to where the name was derived from until I tasted one. The flavor is really heavenly and you can feel a lot of love in it.

After reading lots of questions and concerns from our friends about the availability of ingredients and possible replacement or substitutes for not so common ones, I made sure to feature the recipe in its simplest form. Enjoy!

Try this Food for the Gods recipe

 

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour,sifted

1 cup butter (about 2 sticks)

1 cup granulated sugar (white), sifted

1 cup brown sugar

3 pieces raw eggs

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup dates, chopped

1 cup walnuts, chopped

 

Cooking procedure:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt then mix well.

2. Cream the butter in a separate mixing bowl and add the sugar (white and brown) while continously mixing until texture becomes fluffy.

3. Beat-in the eggs on the mixing bowl with butter and sugar then continue mixing until everything is well distributed.

4. Gradually add the flour-baking soda-baking powder-salt mixture while continously mixing (don’t forget to scrape the sides with a silicon spatula).

5. Put-in the dates and walnuts then mix until well distributed.

6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

7. Grease the baking pan and pour-in the batter.

8. Bake for 10 minutes then pull down the temperature to 300 and continue baking for 35 minutes or until done (you may use the toothpick technique)

9. Remove from the oven and allow to cool down

10. Slice and wrap individually if desired.

11. Serve. Share and enjoy!

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yield: About 6 dozen cookies
1-1/2 cups butter softened
1-1/4 cups granulated sugar
1-1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt (I used kosher; could have used a little more)
4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 cups coarsely chopped nuts, optional

Heat oven to 350°F.

In large bowl beat butter, sugars, vanilla and eggs on medium
speed or with spoon until light and fluffy. Stir in flour,
baking soda and salt (dough will be stiff). Stir in chocolate
chips and nuts.

On ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by tablespoofuls or #40
cookie/ice cream scoop 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly.

Bake 11-13 minutes or until light brown (centers will be soft).
Cool 1-2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.

Notes: Almost more chocolate chips than dough.

 

***This recipe never gets tired and always a hit when kids are around and bigger kids as well.

Year Of The Water Dragon

Hello 2012….

I am as eager to see what you have in store for us.

I am also hoping to see a lot of good things from you as you come slowly and quietly into our loves.

I am definitely expecting a lot of good stuff for 2012.

Although it ain’t my year I got some good vibes for this year will an amazing one.

Let’s see what the year of the water dragon has to offer…

Happy New Year and Welcome 2012!!!

Bye 2011

In a few days we will be saying good-bye to 2011. A year that was filled with a lot of roller coaster rides of emotions and events and happenings. Nevertheless, we are all thankful for the roller coaster rides with all had experience. It was all worth it to where we are all today.

2011 has been a happy and sad year for us. Finally after 6 months our dearest mother has finally joined us here in the US of A. Happy and everything just went haywire and on high speed. We also suffered our one great lost of our dearest father and yet we gained a lot of paternal father’s through our dad’s fraternity. His passing was a bittersweet one. He left a legacy to his fraternity brothers that up to this days are being honored and his being part of the fraternity being acknowledge still and we the surviving family are just like family to them as well. Thankful for all the moral support they have given us.

Health and family are pretty much better. We all have learned that they are somethings that just need to left alone. Kids are doing great in school and in their studies. I couldn’t asked for more for the 2011.

I am just simply thankful of all the events, experiences and people who have walked in and out of our lives.

Thank You 2011.

 

 

Merry Christmas

Hope you had a wonderful, amazing and awesome Christmas. We surely did and what an awesome time to spend with family and friends. Although, we will be missing our dearest dad for this Christmas and knowing that he is in a much better place but we are so rocking our Christmas with our dearest mother. For the first time after how many years far from each other. Of course the Christmas family and friends drama never seem to seize on any occasion. Just brightens and make the holiday extra spicy….

Baking has what had become with my Christmas I just thought of trying out baking some Food for the Gods and some Chocolate Chip Cookies and the rest is history.

So far so good and thanks for the appreciations and everything that I baked came out pretty good and yum-oh.

 

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!